List of deaths from legal euthanasia and assisted suicide

Euthanasia is the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering,^[1] while assisted suicide, also known as physician-assisted suicide, is suicide committed with the aid of a physician. Assisted suicide is often confused with euthanasia. In cases of euthanasia the physician administers the means of death, usually a lethal drug. In assisted suicide, it is required that the person voluntarily expresses their wish to die, and also makes a request for medication for the purpose of ending their life. Assisted suicide thus involves a person’s self-administration of deadly drugs that are supplied by a doctor.^[2] The legality of euthanasia and assisted suicide varies. Involuntary euthanasia is illegal in all countries. Active non-voluntary euthanasia (patient's consent unavailable) is illegal in all countries, though in the Netherlands the Groningen Protocol allows exemptions from prosecution in strict circumstances. Passive non-voluntary euthanasia (withholding life support) is either legal or not legislated in most countries.

Voluntary euthanasia is legal in Belgium,^[3] Canada,^[4] Colombia,^[5] Ecuador,^[6] Luxembourg,^[7] the Netherlands,^[8] New Zealand,^[9] Portugal^[10] and Spain.^[11] It is also legal in all states and territories of Australia except the Northern Territory (where it was briefly legal from 1996–1997),^[12] and in the United States jurisdictions of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, Washington State and Washington DC. Assisted suicide is legal in Austria,^[13][14] Belgium,^[15] Canada,^[16] Luxembourg,^[17] the Netherlands,^[18] New Zealand,^[19] Spain^[20] and Switzerland.^[21]

This list contains notable people who have died via either legal voluntary euthanasia or assisted suicide. The criterion for notability is an article on the individual in the English Wikipedia.